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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL J. TIDENHOFER, OF PERKASIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO IRVIN Y. BARINGER, OF PERKASIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOLDER OR FILE FOR'PAPERS, LETTERS, 84o.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'N0.- 701,655, dated June 3,1902.

Application filed January 31 1902. $erial No. 91,985. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL J. WIDEN- HOFER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Perka'sie, in the county of Bucks, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders orFiles for Papers, Letters, &c., of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists of a holder or file for papers, letters, &c. thesame being constructed of a front bill and resilient arms which areadapted to press the papers, letters, &c., against said bill and preventturning and displacement of the same.

It also consists of a shank which carries said bill and arms and isadapted, by means as hereinafter described, to be doubly secured to awall, desk, &c.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a holder or file embodyingmyinvention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof, the arms beingin operative position. 7

Referring to the drawings, A designates holder or file, the sameconsisting of the rear shank- A, the bill B, which is continuous ofthelower end thereof, and the arms 0, which are continuous of the upperend of said shank and depend therefrom, said arms flaring from saidshank and in normal position bearing against the inner sides of thefront portions D of the bill and extending freely on the outside of thetop loop of said bill without entering the latter, whereby 'said armsare widely separated from each other. The upper portion of said billflares outwardly, thus forming a guide for directing the papers,letters, &c., between said bill and arms. Interposed between the upperend of the shank and the upper ends of said'arms are the coils E,forming springs whose tendency is to force said arms outwardly and causethem to press against or toward the front portions of the bill. Theshank is formed of two pieces of material, such as wire, which aretwisted for the purpose of strength, and its upper end is bent into aneye F asa suspension device for the holder. Between the lower end ofsaid shank and the upper ends of the back members G of the bill is aneye H, which is open from' below and adapted to yield laterally, wherebyit may be sprung upon aheaded pin,

stud, or screw J, attached to the wall or desk, &c., and so firmly heldin position, it being evident that the holding action of said eye onsaid pin, &c., maybe overcome by forcibly raising the holder, wherebythe members of the eye H spread apart over said pin, 650., and so may bewithdrawn. The shank is furthermore bowed outwardly, as at K, so as tobe resilient in its nature and cause the eye H when engaged with the pinJ, &c., to exert greaterpressure on the head of the latter, and thus bemore securely held in position.

It will be seen that when papers, letters,

(to. are introduced between the bill and arms ters, dad, against thefrontportions of the bill, as at L, and firmly retain the same inposition, it beingalso evident that said articles are held at twodistinct places, owing to the plurality of members constituting the armsand bill, thus preventing turning of the said articles. It'will also beseen that the device is formed of a single or continuous piece ofmaterial, thus rendering the same jointless, strong, durable, light, andinexpensive.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a holder .of the character stated, a shank, a bill formed of aplurality of members extending upwardly from the lower end thereof, anda plurality of resilient arms depending'from the upper end thereof, saidarms being adapted to press toward the inner sides of the portions ofthe bill below the top loop thereof and being on opposite sides of theexterior of said loop.

2. In a holder, a shank, a bill and an arm connected with the oppositeends of said shank, and an eye on said shank formed of expansibleportionsof said shank.

3. In a holder of the character stated, a bill, an arm, a shank, thelatter carryingsaid bill and arm and formed of a plurality ofpieces andan eye in said shank formed of portions of said pieces and open at oneend, whereby it may be sprung upon a sustaining device.

4:. In aholder of the character stated, a bill,

an arm and a shank the latter carrying said bill and arm, and an eye onsaid shank, said bill and arm and having eyes at its upper and shankbeing bowed outwardly transverse to lower ends, one of said eyes havingresilient its length.

sides whereby it may be sprung upon a sus- M. J. WIDENHOFER. 5 tainingdevice. Witnesses:

5. In a holder of the character stated, abill, HARRY E. GRIM, an arm,and a shank, the latter carrying said MAHLON KELLER.

